Behavioral Finance Jay R. Ritter Cordell Professor of Finance University of Florida P.O. Box 117168 Gainesville FL 32611-7168 http://bear.cba.ufl.edu/ritter jay.ritter@cba.ufl.edu (352) 846-2837 Published‚ with minor modifications‚ in the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal Vol. 11‚ No. 4‚ (September 2003) pp. 429-437. Abstract This article provides a brief introduction to behavioral finance. Behavioral finance encompasses research that drops the traditional assumptions of expected utility
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Introduction Strategic Capital Management‚ LLC is a hedge fund planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary‚ Ubid‚ to the public at $15 per share. Ubid’s stock price closed the first day of trading at $48‚ giving Ubid a $439 million market capitalization. On dec 9‚ Creative Computers had a market capitalization of $ 232 million (22.75 * 10‚238‚703 outstanding shares) whereas Ubid’s market capitalization
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driven by three factors‚ as shown in Figure 1.1‚ which comes from a presentation that Towers Perrin developed together with Cass Business School. An additional change in the sixth merger wave has been the rise in activity by financial buyers (hedge funds‚ private equity funds‚ and venture capital funds) who therefore do not and cannot have strategic interests as the primary driver. These funds purchase large stakes in companies and then either purchase the remaining part of the company or force
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Over the past decade‚ professional managers and hedge funds have grown and become ubiquitous within the investment field. Even with the recent financial downturn and long lasting recession‚ individuals continue to place trust in managers in hopes of attaining a larger return on their investment. Regrettably‚ over this same time period‚ managers have been able to amass great wealth while the individual investor struggles to gain a modest profit. Misaligned incentives as well as informational
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ADMAP REVIEW OF THE MOVIE – INSIDE JOB Rohan Rambhia | PGP-10-155 Inside Job is an exemplary recount of how administrator’s role when exploited to form risky administrative strategies by means of faulty processes lead to a crisis of the stature of the recession of 2008. It is a comprehensive documentary which narrates the history of the collapse‚ not only going into great‚ informative depth about the risk-based strategies that put the global economy on the line‚ but looks back to the rise
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We live today in a multi-polar world where immense financial and economic activity has resulted in wealth being amassed and destroyed on an unprecedented scale in different parts of the world. This dynamic has been driven by the effects of globalization and the structural shift between developed and emerging markets. The recent crisis in financial markets and the global geo-political situation has brought with it challenges which will require increased depth and understanding for the changing dynamics
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price dropped. It results Porsche earned a large amount of profit by short selling the shares. As Porsche acquired a large amount of Volkswagen shares‚ Porsche became the Volkswagen’s largest shareholder. The Economist. (2008).How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial markets. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/node/12523898. Bloomberg.
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The pros and cons of having a credit card.aaaa • How to deal with high oil prices • How will the introduction of hedge funds and the lberalization of foreign exchange controls impact our market? • What do you think of this firm’s (one that is in the news) decision to go public? • Foreign exchange rates‚ convertibility‚ currencies and per capita incomes Is the growth in India confined to the growth in Sensex ? Role and future of banking and insurance sector in India. Reliability of mutual
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securities go back to the investors. Need Anonymity: Any entity investing in participatory notes is not required to register with SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)‚ whereas all FIIs have to compulsorily get registered. It enables large hedge funds to carry out their operations without disclosing their identity. Ease of Trading: Trading through participatory notes is easy because participatory notes are like contract notes transferable by endorsement and delivery. Tax Saving:
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Standard IV: Duties to Employers (A) Loyalty: In matters related to their employment‚ Members and Candidates must act for the benefit of their employer and not deprive their employer of the advantage of their skills and abilities‚ divulge confidential information‚ or otherwise cause harm to their employer. Application of the Standard Example 1 (Soliciting Former Clients): Samuel Magee manages pension accounts for Trust Assets‚ Inc.‚ but has become frustrated with the working environment and
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